Apr. 2, 2014
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by Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

by Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Some of the hottest TV series of the moment scored prestigious Peabody Awards today.

Among the record 46 recipients of the University of Georgia's 73rd annual awards announced Wednesday on CBS This Morning: ABC's Scandal, Netflix's House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, AMC's Breaking Bad and BBC America's Orphan Black and Broadchurch. Celeb chef Anthony Bourdain and his Parts Unknown food series for CNN snagged a Peabody.

The winners, chosen by the Peabody board from almost 1,100 entries, are considered "the best in electronic media" for the year 2013.

"The quality of storytelling in electronic media continues to increase year-after-year, across platforms, producing organizations and nations," said Jeffrey P. Jones, director of the Peabody Awards in the announcement. "The unprecedented number of awards we gave this year reflects this fact. There simply are a larger number of stories that deserve our attention as citizens and consumers. And what a wonderfully rich and satisfying set of stories we've called attention to this year!"

Journalist Ira Glass will host the May 19 Peabody ceremony in New York City.